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2011 Consumer Internet Predictions

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Before I try gazing into my crystal ball to see what 2011 will bring for the consumer internet industry, let me first see how I did on last years predictions: 1. Foursquare and Gowalla have grown too, but off of much lower bases, such that only 4% of internet users currently use a check-in service. Year of the tablet.

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10 Rules For Writing An Effective Sales Letter

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I’ve been self-employed for the past two years thanks to the world of Internet marketing and my skills as a freelance copywriter. In this column I’ll be focusing on how different forms of writing are indispensable to success in business generally and Internet marketing specifically.

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Digital Marketing & Analytics: Five Deadly Myths De-mythified!

Occam's Razor

The best we could think about RM+RP+RT is what Direct Marketers (people who sent you all those letters in postal mail!). The internet today is a fundamental paradigm shift. For their existing customers they could mine the CRM/ERP systems and the letter would switch from Dear Sir/Madam to Dear Stephanie Byrd.